‘He likes us’: Democrat Senator Schumer touts Trump’s affection for him and Pelosi
President struck a bargain last week with Democratic leader to raise the debt ceiling and is working to grant long-term deportation protection to recipients of the DACA programme
What could be behind President Donald Trump’s recent deal making with Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi? Maybe something as simple as personal affection.
“He likes us,” Schumer, of the Democrats, told a colleague on Thursday, an private exchange that was picked up by a microphone and aired by C-SPAN2.
Though the full conversation could not be heard on the broadcast, “us” was undoubtedly a reference to the Democratic leaders, with whom Trump struck a bargain last week to raise the debt ceiling and with whom he is working on a plan to grant long-term deportation protection to recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) programme.
The Washington Post previously reported that Trump and Schumer had reached a “gentleman’s agreement” to pursue legislation that would permanently remove the requirement that Congress repeatedly raise the debt ceiling.
Schumer suggested in the comments caught on the microphone that his connection with the president is particularly strong.